The Talented Mr. Varg, Alexander McCall Smith
The Talented Mr. Varg, Alexander McCall Smith
3 Rating(s)
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

The Talented Mr. Varg

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: David Rintoul

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/28/2020


Synopsis

In the second installment in the bestselling Detective Varg series, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious philanderer—a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may be all bark and no bite.

The Department of Sensitive Crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases, is always prepared to dive into an investigation, no matter how complex. So when the girlfriend of an infamous author insists her scandalous beau is being blackmailed, Ulf Varg, the department’s lead detective, is determined to help. It is rather difficult to discover, however, what skeletons might be hiding in the closet of a man whose bad behavior is his greatest calling card. The case requires Ulf’s total concentration, but he finds himself distracted by his ongoing attraction to his coworker Anna, whose marriage is on a rocky footing.

When Ulf is also tasked with looking into a group of dealers exporting wolves that seem more Canis familiaris than Canis lupus, it will require all of his team’s investigative instincts and dogged persistence to put these matters to bed.

About Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on March 15, 2023

This is a cozy mystery, but the cases were forgettable.......more

Goodreads review by Donna on May 09, 2020

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of mystery writers whose work falls within the cozy subgenre, but none of them hits exactly the right note the way Alexander McCall Smith does. His feel-good vibe is engaging, but it’s never smarmy or cloying; the reader feels respected. Add to that a spot here......more

Goodreads review by John on November 20, 2020

Tickling the funnybone This is a novel full of small absurdities and observations of the ridiculous, which have an accumulative effect on the funnybone. Written in a crisp, no-nonsense style beloved by Scandinavian writers, this, as the author has said, is more Scandi Blanc than Scandi Noir. It is a......more

Goodreads review by Trish on November 02, 2023

I read this fourth of the books in the series so far and while I enjoyed it, I did think the later books are stronger. But, one simply must read them all because McCall Smith is a treasure and such great company in the worst of times. The dog...the dog is a character and it is absolutely imperative w......more

Goodreads review by Monzell on February 02, 2023

This is a story with several cases that all come out at the end, kind of a karma lesson.......more